Colorino

Red wine grapeItaly

The style profiled here is a dry, full-bodied red Colorino wine: dark, firm and quietly aromatic. Typical alcohol is 12.5 to 14.5%. Serve it at 16 to 18 °C.

Also called see list of synonyms.

Style profile

Our rating of a representative wine

Sweetness: Bone dry
Body: Full
Tannin: High
Acidity: Medium

Sweetness and structure vary with the producer, region and winemaking. These ratings describe the style above; check the label for the bottle in front of you.

Food pairings

Pasta with meat sauce
Roast and braised beef
Hard and aged cheese

Similar grapes

Sangiovesesour cherry, herbs, savoury Compare with Colorino
Canaiolosoft, red fruit, mild, a blender Compare with Colorino
Petit Verdotdense, violet, black fruit, firm Compare with Colorino

Sources

Facts: Wikipedia, Colorino (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata Q1111611 (CC0).
Variety record: Vitis International Variety Catalogue, VIVC 2781.
Style profile, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment.
Colorino, University of Pisa Italian Vitis Database.